Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 27
27. If the punishment provided by the law in force at the time
of the trial is different from that provided by the law in force at the
time when the offence was committed, the less severe kind of
punishment shall be awarded.
Rules as to the
serving of
punishments.
Amended by:
XII.1914.5.
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